谓穰侯
Someone Had a Talk with Marquis Rang
【原文】
谓穰侯曰:“为君虑封,(莫)若于(除)[陶]。宋罪重,齐怒(须) [深]。残伐乱宋,德强齐,定身封,此亦百世之时也已!”
【今译】
有人对穰侯说:"为您谋求封地,哪里都不如陶邑。宋国罪孽深重, 齐国非常愤怒.讨伐混乱的宋国,向强大的齐国施加恩惠,确定自己的 封地,这是百世难遇的时机啊!”
Someone had a talk with Marquis Rang and said, "Regarding your future fief, your best choice would be the county of Tao, The state of Song is extremely sinful, and the state of Qi is angry with it. Now you can help attack the chaotic state of Song,assist the powerful state of Qi and in the meantime secure your own fief. This is a great opportunity which might be provided only once during one’s lifetime. ”